Goodbye, Boo-Boo: 25 Spousal Nicknames That Have Got to Go

Perhaps you gave your now-husband his new nickname as a term of endearment to show you were just too close, too in love, to go by your given names any longer. Or maybe your moniker sparks from an epic story in which you earned the term from a fantastic feat or super sexy bedroom move. There's a chance you adopted your nicknames post-marriage, when you felt the newest phase of your relationship deserved special name recognition. Or frustration could have sparked a name change, such as the time you called him "Klutz" when he broke the last of your wedding registry fine china.

Whenever the timing, whatever the motive, giving one another nicknames is something every single couple does. But not all nicknames are created equal. As one reader says, "My married best friend makes me want to barf every time I hear her refer to her husband as 'Wein,' short for Weiner. Like, what?" In the name of not making your single friends sick, here are 25 nicknames that should never be said in public — or perhaps at all!